goyo.vim

I've used vim as a prose editor in addition to a code editor for a long time. For me, Goyo was the plugin that always matched what I wanted vim to become when I was in "prose writing mode." https://github.com/junegunn/goyo.vim I combine with limelight.vim: https://github.com/junegunn/limelight.vim This partially simulates the experience/UX of the product iA Writer on macOS or iPad, which is my favorite prose editor, but is proprietary software and doesn't work on Linux. As others mentioned, when in prose writing mode you can also flip on a handful of vim options, I save these as hotkeys in my vimrc. For example, spell checking and line wrapping. In case you're curious: https://github.com/amontalenti/home/blob/master/.vimrc

For those who prefer vîm: - https://github.com/junegunn/goyo.vim - https://github.com/folke/zen-mode.nvim - https://unix.stackexchange.com/a/140899

vim-pencil and goyo are great options for (n)vim users. https://github.com/preservim/vim-pencil https://github.com/junegunn/goyo.vim

With vim, one can go from single setting[1] to something more complex[2] or use one of the available plugins (e.g. typewriter-vim[3] or vim-goyo[4] or vim-focus[5] or Lite-DFM[6] or zen-mode[7] etc.) [1] https://superuser.com/a/368275 [2] https://vitalyparnas.com/guides/vim-typewriter-mode/ [3] https://github.com/logico/typewriter-vim [4] https://github.com/junegunn/goyo.vim [5] https://github.com/merlinrebrovic/focus.vim [6] https://github.com/bilalq/lite-dfm [7] https://github.com/folke/zen-mode.nvim

I wrote a manuscript in vim a couple Novembers ago, for NaNoWriMo. I used a couple plugins, primarily Goyo [1] to add some margins, but otherwise, yeah, plain vim. I don't think it was really any more productive than my current workflow in Obsidian. Vim keybindings are more useful for editing than for writing (and for editing code in particular, where the changes you're making are much more structured). The extra features afforded by Obsidian don't really make a difference during the actual writing process, but I find they're really useful for outlines and other preliminary work, which is something of a point against a vim-only workflow unless you want to use vimwiki [2] or something. Granted, Obsidian is still a markdown-based tool, so there's still some level of minimalism going on there, but by that point we're really discussing markup

I haven't maintained a Vim config in a few years now (more of an Emacs man now), but I do remember using Goyo in college. Looking back at it, I think it might scratch your itch as far as Vim plugins go, it even allows you to resize the area on the fly. https://github.com/junegunn/goyo.vim

Two years ago, I did nanowrimo in Vim with a whole suite of plugins: - https://github.com/preservim/vim-pencil - https://github.com/junegunn/goyo.vim.git - https://github.com/junegunn/limelight.vim.git - https://github.com/vimwiki/vimwiki It was fun, and the setup is almost identical to iA Writer which I appreciate. I even had it all on my phone with Termux! Last year I just did it in Markdown in VSCode in "zen mode" which also worked pretty well. It was definitely easier to setup than Vim and had better highlighting of bold/italics/etc.

I use Vim + https://github.com/junegunn/goyo.vim.

And I don't wanna be that Vim guy, but similarly a mix of these plugins works well for me: https://github.com/junegunn/goyo.vim (distraction free mode) https://github.com/reedes/vim-pencil (better behaviour for writing prose) https://github.com/junegunn/limelight.vim (visual highlighting of current paragraph) https://github.com/plasticboy/vim-markdown (better markdown syntax) https://vim-voom.github.io/ (outliner sidebar) Edit: BTW, for my truly favourite aesthetic experience, I like to pair this setup with a nice dark theme, a high quality font, and cool-retro-term (https://github.com/Swordfish90/cool-retro-term/) emulating an old school CRT. Is this practical or ergonomic? Nope! But I love it!

I prefer to do this directly in vim with Goyo: https://github.com/junegunn/goyo.vim

Somewhat related. I highly suggest the Goyo plugin for Vim if you want distraction free writing. https://github.com/junegunn/goyo.vim

Work notes I have separated by subject across various text files, using ### to delineate a topic. I then use Sublime Text 3 find in all open files (has regex option) as my notes can overlap the way they're separated. Google Keep is what I use when I need to make a fast note to look up something later with no urgency. I'll use PushBullet to push a link or something from my phone to my desktop for when I'm back at that device (I have it setup on my phone/laptop/chromebook). For focused writing, I'll use a vim plugin called Goyo (https://github.com/junegunn/goyo.vim). I think I'm a bit of a mess but this is actually a refinement of systems. One day it'll be perfect!

Fountain lets me screenwrite like how I code, which is awesome. I use Goyo[1] and capslock.vim[2] to reduce distraction and make the capitalization easier. Git in Dropbox works well when only one person is committing. 1: https://github.com/junegunn/goyo.vim 2: https://github.com/tpope/vim-capslock My cowriter uses afterwriting[3] (locally[4]) to view them although we still use unformatted .docx for rough drafts, since he normally writes those and I revise. 3: http://afterwriting.com/ 4: https://github.com/ifrost/afterwriting-labs